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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Oregon public library directors,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I hope you are all hanging in there during this incredibly challenging time, and that you, your staff, and all your families are staying healthy.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Just like last year, I’ll be sending out a general update every two weeks through October during the reporting season for the
<b>2020 Oregon Public Library Statistical Report </b>– and here is the first! These updates will include any general news and clarifying info about new FAQs I’ve been receiving, as well as a
<a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/publiclibrarystats">reminder link to our online guide</a>, etc. Please email any time with your questions!
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Most importantly this week:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
</span></span></span><![endif]>You should all now have access to your library’s <a href="https://collectconnect.baker-taylor.com/login.aspx">
online report form</a> by using the login information I emailed to you earlier this month. We’ve also mailed a physical letter to your library this year with the same information.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
</span></span></span><![endif]>For libraries with <b>multiple branches</b> and/or a
<b>bookmobile</b>, please report branch-level data using the Google Sheet link that is in that email/letter.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
</span></span></span><![endif]>Make sure to use <b>Chrome </b>or <b>Firefox</b> while entering data into your report; our vendor is no longer developing for Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer, and there is a risk of data loss when using these incompatible
 browsers. Please reach out to me if that poses an issue for completing your report online.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Service Population</b> (Question 10.01) has now been pre-populated for the majority of libraries. If your library is in
<b>Josephine, Lincoln, Umatilla,</b> or<b> Wasco counties</b>, I plan to have your service population entered in the next few weeks. If you’re otherwise done with your survey but am waiting on that one, please just leave a note in Question 10.01 (something
 like, “Ross! Get me my service population!), submit your report, and I’ll update that number and clear the note when I can.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Virtual programming?<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
</span></span></span><![endif]>If your library has offered <i>synchronous/live</i>, programs, please include those in the appropriate program categories in
<b>Questions 7.03 – 7.10</b>. Please <i>do not</i> include stats for pre-recorded/asynchronous programs. I realize this is not capturing the full COVID-era picture of library programming, but this reflects the national consensus for public library stats this
 year. Please look forward to new and more detailed programming questions in 2021.
<span style="font-family:Wingdings">J</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Number of weeks / hours library was open:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
</span></span></span><![endif]>Please report the <b><i>actual</i> number of weeks the library was fully open to the public</b> in Question 8.15 (and in B11 (column M in the Google Sheet) for multiple branches). In most cases, Question 8.15 and Question CV14
 (Number of weeks library was closed due to COVID-19) will total 52 weeks – please round each answer to the nearest week. This same logic applies to the
<b>Number of Public Service Hours</b> (Question 8.16 and B10 for multiple branches).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Congrats to the following libraries who have (as of right now) already submitted their reports, and special kudos to
<b>Lili Schmidt</b>, Director of Milton-Freewater Public Library, for being the very first!:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
</span></span></span><![endif]>Milton-Freewater Public Library; Enterprise City Library; Crook County Library (way to go, Buzzy!); Brownsville Community Library; Union Carnegie Public Library.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for your hard work out there, and stay safe!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Ross Fuqua<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:#1F497D">Data & Federal Programs Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:ross.fuqua@state.or.us"><span style="color:#0563C1">ross.fuqua@state.or.us</span></a>|
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries"><span style="color:#0563C1">oregon.gov/library/libraries</span></a></span><u><span style="color:#0563C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#2E74B5">COVID-19 info: </span>
<span style="color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/coronavirus"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0563C1">https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/coronavirus</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries"><span style="color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="300" height="39" id="Picture_x0020_27" src="cid:image002.png@01D67A2D.6AF1D940"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I live and work on Kalapuyan homelands.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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